Jane Espenson wrote The Hub, which first aired on 6 June, 2008.
Aboard the rebel Cylon baseship, things are happening. The Hybrid (Tiffany Lyndall-Knight) keeps jumping the ship, and Roslin (Mary McDonnell) is having visions because of it. She sees herself on her deathbed, surrounded by Cottle (Donnelly Rhodes), Adama (Edward James Olmos), Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) and Lee (Jamie Bamber).
Roslin and Baltar (James Callis) try to get some information from the Hybrid, but it’s noisy and fairly indecipherable.
Helo (Tahmoh Penikett) and one of the Boomers (Grace Park) may have a plan to carry out the assault on the hub. If they destroy the Hub, it means all the cylons are mortal, they would have nowhere to download to and be reborn.
The plan to destroy the Resurrection Hub progresses, as D’Ana (Lucy Lawless) is unboxed. During the assault, Baltar is wounded, and Roslin must decide whether she will save him or not. It becomes tougher when he starts talking about his involvement with the attack on Caprica, and even more religious preaching.
D’Anna and Roslin talk, but will the Cylon give her anything useful? Roslin is looking for something more…
The episode ends with the baseship arriving near Adama’s waiting Raptor.
I really like this one. Most times the stuff on the baseships can be a little dreamlike and odd, but this one works really well, and I love the character bits. Olmos and McDonnell are wonderful together.
This was the penultimate episode before the mid-season break, so it looks like we’re about to unify the fleet, and push towards Earth. Will the fantastic writing carry us through?
Revelations first aired on 13 June, 2008. It was written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson.
The fleet is reunited. But it’s not going to be all rosy and happy. D’Anna demands that the Final Five (well, four anyway) reveal themselves and join her on the baseship. Only Tory (Rekha Sharma) goes, using her work as Roslin’s aide as cover. D’Anna demands the Four come to her, while she holds Roslin and the rest of the humans hostage.
Lee, as President, orders Adama on a rescue mission to save their people aboard the baseship, and blow it afterwards if D’Anna won’t release them.
The other three are drawn, thanks to that music, to Starbuck’s pristine viper. Tigh (Michael Hogan) then goes to see Adama and reveals that he’s one of the Final Five. Wow. The impact it has on Bill Adama is heartbreaking; it practically destroys him. Tigh was his friend.
Tigh also outs Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) and Anders (Michael Trucco) as well.
Lee consequently throws Tigh in a launchtube, and squares off against D’Anna. Tyrol and Anders end up there as well. Lee has bargaining chips now, and Starbuck investigates her Viper to learn what has changed, and what it means for finding Earth… it’s a signal!
Does that mean there could be a shaky peace between the humans and rebel Cylons? And will Adama be able to find his way back to being a commander?
Things race toward an ending that would leave viewers waiting seven months for the second half of the season, as the fleet arrives at… Earth. And what will they find there? Rubble, ruins, and no living remains of the thirteenth colony.
